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contumacy
[ kon-too-muh-see, -tyoo- ]
noun
, plural con·tu·ma·cies.
- stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness; willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority.
contumacy
/ ˈkɒntjʊməsɪ /
noun
- obstinate and wilful rebelliousness or resistance to authority; insubordination; disobedience
- the wilful refusal of a person to appear before a court or to comply with a court order
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contumacy1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contumacy1
C14: from Latin contumācia, from contumāx obstinate; related to tumēre to swell, be proud
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Example Sentences
Dubut of Caen was involved in the trial of the Chauffeurs of Mortagne, in 1809, and sentenced to death for contumacy.
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Mazzini and five more, who escaped, were sentenced in contumacy to death; others were sent to long terms of imprisonment.
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I fear that your long silence and delay on this head is construed into contumacy and resistance.
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If they refused to answer, they were punished for contumacy; if they complied, they were punished for Nonconformity.
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Eighteen years ago he was condemned in contumacy for conspiracy against the life of the late King.
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